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Hassan Daaboul, Co-CEO, Madar

On turning capacity into opportunity
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Mounzer Nazha, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Syria Britain Business Council (SBBC)

On bridging gaps to accelerate sustainable investment in UK-Syria trade
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Farid Khouri, CEO, Attanmiah

On rebuilding agricultural capacity
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Issam Maatouk, CEO, Unipharma

on consolidation and export recovery

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Firas Shammas, CEO, New Allied Distributors

On pressure and opportunity in rebuilding Syria’s consumer goods market
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Joseph Bahri, Managing Director, Bahripharm

On a cost-competitive pharmaceutical manufacturing and export growth
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Moutaz Al Khayyat, Chairman, Power International

On challenges and investment opportunties

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Nadine Chaoui, Managing Director, Al-Inaya Drugstore
Hassan Daaboul, Co-CEO, Madar
Mounzer Nazha, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Syria Britain Business Council (SBBC)
Farid Khouri, CEO, Attanmiah
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Oman Vision 2040 shaping the future of tourism and sustainability
 

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Ra’ef Youssef Abou Dahoud, General Manager, Bank of Jordan-Syria

On patterns of currency use, cross-border transactions and factors influencing the adoption of digital payment systems

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Hossam Hallaq, General Manager, Syrian Gulf Bank

On the readiness to adopt digital financial services and the importance of the availability of cash during the recovery

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Moafaq Ahmad Al Gaddah, Founder and Chairman, MAG Group Holding and Invest Group Overseas

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Hadi Joud, Vice President and General Manager, Joud Company

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Ammar Bardan, General Manager, Bardan Import and Export

On rebuilding Syria’s trade and industrial base

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Antoun Habib Betinjaneh, CEO, Betinjaneh Establishment

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Ahmad Jamal Zidan, General Manager, Arab Bank Syria

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Mohammad Safwat Raslan, Director-General, Syrian Development Fund

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